Leaving the City
RÛisÌn Murphy Lyrics


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Wish I was taking you with me

No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
There's no place

No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
No more goodbyes

No exotic country
I found my journey's end
When I found you
Don't let me go

Won't leave town
Or go around
If you say so
Won't leave you know if you say so

Can't stay always going away
Never knowing the way home
Another hour
Another day
Surely we
Will find a way somehow

Leaving the city today
We're leaving the city
Soon I will be gone
Leaving the city today
Soon I will be gone
(Leaving, leaving, leaving)

No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
There's no place
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
There's no place
There's no place
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)

There's no place
I'd rather be
Than here dear
If I call you dear
It's because you are

There's no face
I'd rather see
There's no fear
Don't be afraid to say
Stay another day
Then another day
(Don't be afraid to say it)

Oh hold on
Don't you be gone too long baby
Another kiss
One more caress
An ego no
Another yes

Leaving the city today
Nothing about here to say
A D F see A F
D F see E D see E

We're leaving the city today
Why can't I get you to ask me stay
Don't you want to let the music play
D F see E D see D

We're leaving the city today
Is there something I've left here to say
A D F see A F D F see E D see D
Let the music play

(Don't you want to let the music play?)

Mmmhmm




Soon I will be gone
(I'm leaving)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of RÛisÌn Murphy's song "Leaving The City" express the sensation of wanting to leave a place, but feeling attached to someone that the singer wants to bring along. The song starts by expressing the desire to remain with this person, wishing that they too could come along on the journey. The singer mentions that there is "No more goodbyes", reflecting an urge to depart once and for all. However, as the song progresses, the longing to depart clashes with the attachment for this person, who might not want to come along. The subject's voice states, "Won't leave you know if you say so," suggesting that the singer's departure depends upon the will of the person addressed. The song's final lines are about holding on and not leaving too soon, with the hope that even more time can be spent together, despite the impending departure.


Overall, "Leaving The City" conveys an internal debate between the desire to go on a journey, to leave a specific location, yet being unable to do so because of the attachment to the people left behind. The lyrics' ambiguity about the location of departure leaves the interpretation open to the listener, and one can imagine various scenarios that might fit the themes expressed in the song. In any case, the song's mood is dreamy and melancholic, as if traveling and staying are equally fulfilling and unsatisfying experiences.


Line by Line Meaning

Wish I was taking you with me
I wish you were coming along on this journey with me


No more goodbyes
There will be no more farewells


Tell me to stay home
If you insist that I remain, I will not leave


There's no place
I am leaving because there is no place for me here


No exotic country
I don't need to go to far away places


I found my journey's end
I found where I belong


When I found you
My journey's end was finding you


Don't let me go
Please don't allow me to leave


Won't leave town
I won't depart from this place


Or go around
I won't move around aimlessly


If you say so, won't leave you know if you say so
If you demand that I stay, I won't leave


Can't stay always going away
I cannot remain here, as I am always leaving


Never knowing the way home
I never know what it means to be home


Another hour, another day
With each passing moment, I am one step closer


Surely we will find a way somehow
We will overcome any obstacle if we work together


Leaving the city today
I am departing from the city at this moment


Soon I will be gone
It won't be long before I leave


There's no place I'd rather be than here dear
I want to be nowhere else but here with you


If I call you dear it's because you are
I call you 'dear' because that's what you are to me


There's no face I'd rather see
Your face is the only one I want to see


There's no fear, don't be afraid to say
There is nothing to be scared of, speak up


Stay another day, then another day (Don't be afraid to say it)
Please stay longer, don't hesitate to request it


Oh hold on
Wait a moment


Don't you be gone too long baby
Please don't stay away for too long, love


Another kiss, one more caress
I want to spend more intimate moments with you


An ego no, another yes
Reject pride and embrace love


Nothing about here to say
There's nothing left to discuss regarding this place


A D F see A F D F see E D see E
The chords of a song (unrelated to the meaning of the song lyrics)


Why can't I get you to ask me stay
Why can't you beg me to remain by your side?


Don't you want to let the music play
Don't you want to dance and make the most of our time together?


Is there something I've left here to say
Is there anything that still needs to be said before I go?


Let the music play
Keep playing the music, let's dance some more


Mmmhmm, soon I will be gone
Mumbling noise, indicating that the artist will leave shortly




Lyrics © THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: MATTHEW JOHN HERBERT, ROISIN MURPHY

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Comments from YouTube:

@Sn4keBytes

Murph is the character in a musical that doesn't understand why everyone started singing

@drandana3661

SO accurate 😂

@ladyofrillwater

He is the main character of The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals.

@jimmy_the_squid9456

He's literally Paul in The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

@LlamacornAlpaca

the city pigeon bit is so funny to me because i'm absolutely sure that emily thinks pigeons are cooler than hawks.
so in emily's logic, that was praise until she heard everyone's reactions.

@astrohaute

i love that murph took it as praise too until she went on to call jake a HAWK and then he lost it fjdsnkf

@Finn-wc8nq

So true, and everyone always forgets pigeons are doves

@thiswayjose

Murph announcing he’s gonna freak out is always a good bit.

@T4ke2

Jake calling Murph a frumpy little ass is one of my favourite moments in the entire podcast

@bungusbillicent5923

Omg what’s the timestamp

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